At 16:25 24/03/2020, Thomas Cox wrote:
>https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/COVID-19/commit/203881b83c3820521f5af7cafb0d15367e415652
>A partial explanation of what has been happening with the data
>files. Hopefully, the new data files will fix past problems an be
>more robust going forward.
Thanks. I've now found the new files, and they certainly look a lot
cleaner than the previous ones - so, as you say, let's hope they stay
that way. Also, and fortunately for the likes of me, despite a lot
of the talk in that link about 'changed format', the format, per se,
does not seem to have changed. All that seems to have changed is
that they have played around a bit with the way in which countries
etc. are identified/described (i.e. in the first two columns), so I'm
having to tweak my software a little to accommodate those changes.
However, from your viewpoint, I imagine that you will be less than
happy about the fact that there is no longer any breakdown by US
States, Counties or Cities - seemingly now just a single US total.
Kind Regards,
John
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